Candy over black?

[big stinkie]

Searched the forum, but couldn't find an answer to this one.

I've been painting as a hobby for about 4 years (any success is attributable to this forum!) but haven't done much with candy colors. I assume if I want a black base with candy apple red flames that I'd squirt the candy over the entire surface - the black as well as the silver. Will this give the black a red tint, or will the black appear to be just plain ol' black? This guy want just the tank done, so the rest of the tin will be "plain ol' black." I'd hate for the black on the tank to appear different than the black on everything else.

'Preciate the help as always.

Andy aka Big Stinkie

 

[alienboy]

if you shoot red candy over black it won't show. You need to shoot something under the candy for it to show. Remeber, the more candy you put on something the darker it gets.
6+ coats of candy over a gold base will make it pretty dark, almost black

 

[rex]

The red candy will change the appearance of the black,it'll have a red cast to it in the sun.The degree will depend on how many coats of candy are on it but it will change.

 

[hoss]

put some metalic in the candy to spray over the black. it's a cool look.

 

[rex]

I should have answered that better.Compared to the rest of the original sheetmetal you will notice a difference.Normally most people can't tell if you candy over black unless they see it in the sun and catch the cast of the candy.A few coats can be very subtle but if you put alot on or strengthen it it can be seen pretty easy.Alot of red on black will give it dirty brown look too,kind of like the old GM color black cherry.The red pearl looked nice but in the shade the car had a nasty brown cast to it.